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Energized organizing results in unions targeting immigrants, among other ignored work
groups.
a. True
b. False
Although some government programs provide money to people with partial disabilities
or short-term disabilities, Social Security does not.
a. True
b. False
In general, employers have the right to monitor calls and text messages sent from their
telecommunications devices, provided they do so for compelling business -reasons and
employees have been informed that their communications will be monitored.
a. True
b. False
The factors that arbitrators use when deciding cases are the wording of the labor
agreement, the submission agreement, the testimony and evidence offered, and:
a. arbitrationof witnesses.
b. the concept of reasonable doubt.
c. arbitration criteria or standards.
d. the ability to set precedent.
_____refers to the process of structuring organizations not around jobs but around
projects that are constantly changing.
a. Employee engagement
b. Dejobbing
c. Job crafting
d. Ergonomics
During the 1970s, in which case did the Supreme Court rule that applicants must be
evaluated on an individual basis, and race can be one factor used in the evaluation
process as long as other competitive factors are considered?
a. Ricci v. DeStefano
b. Griggs v. Duke Power
c. University of California Regents v. Bakke
d. Hazelwood School District v. United States
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of an incentive pay program?
a. Incentives focus employee efforts on specific performance targets.
b. Incentives are a way to increase equity and justice in an organization.
c. Incentives are a way to distribute success among those not responsible for producing
that success.
d. Incentives are a means to reward or attract top performers when salary budgets are
low.
Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA)requirements mandate that
employers with eleven or more employees maintain records of work-related
occupational injuries and illnesses.
a. True
b. False
Lines of advancement within an organization are commonly referred to as career paths.
a. True
b. False
Many manufacturers have relocated to the South because:
a. lower-cost labor is plentiful there and unions are less prevalent.
b. there are many high-tech companies in the North.
c. the top computer science schools in the nation are located there.
d. there is an abundance of surplus labor.
When cost-of-living pay increases are given routinely, employees may view them as
_____.
a. insults
b. entitlements
c. highly motivating
d. long overdue
The compensation scorecard creates a comparative tool within the organization that can
reinforce desired outcomes that are unique to the company's strategy.
a. True
b. False
Labor unions can be a recruiting source for some professional job openings.
a. True
b. False
By some estimates _____ of employee learning occurs via on the job training.
a. 20-30 percent
b. 40-50 percent
c. 60-70 percent
d. 80-90 percent
